What are Bishops Transcripts? (General)

by admin , Forest of Dean, Friday, September 19, 2008, 18:26 (5919 days ago) @ admin

Bishops transcripts (BTs for short) were copies of parish registers made by the
incumbents and sent at yearly intervals to the Diocesan office. There are often
many discrepancies between a parish church's own registers and the copies sent
to the Bishop.